Darfur Ten Years After War: Paradigms of Justice and the Search for Peace in Sudan

This March marked the ten-year anniversary of the outbreak of civil war in Darfur, but durable peace remains elusive. Lasting peace is achievable only through comprehensive solutions that combine political reform with social justice.… read more >>

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Egypt’s Opposition Must Compete

For the sake of their political fortunes and the future of Egyptian democracy, Egypt’s leading opposition coalition should compete in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.… read more >>

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India-Pakistan Trade: A New Hope

India and Pakistan, at odds since their inception, can trade their way to peace. The current normalization in diplomatic relations has opened the door to greater economic engagement. The two countries should jump on this opportunity.… read more >>

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Latest Print Edition: President Obama’s Key Foreign Policy Challenges

Volume 37:1 of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs has shipped to bookstores and subscribers around the globe. In order to explore the foremost foreign policy challenges facing the United States, The Forum has recruited an impressive group of international relations scholars and practitioners for this edition’s Special Section. It features interviews with SECRETARY JAMES BAKER [...]… read more >>

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Spain’s Generation of ’86

April 22, 2013 by Joel Hernàndez
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As Spain weathers a severe economic downturn, an avalanche of political scandals severely undermines the integrity of its political parties and their capacity to propel a recovery. Spain’s future depends not only on turning its economy around, but also on resolving the institutional crisis that afflicts its governing institutions.

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Undermining Hezbollah’s “Soft Power” in the Arab World

April 19, 2013 by Benjamin Rosenbaum
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As Hezbollah maintains its controversial backing of the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Syria, the United States has an opportunity to undermine the group’s influence in the Arab world.

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The U.S. State Department’s Social Media Balancing Act

April 19, 2013 by Rebecca White
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As the U.S. State Department increases its social media presence abroad, it must strike a balance between giving its embassies the freedom to communicate with local audiences and ensuring a unified foreign policy message.

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Rio Struggles to Prepare for the World Cup

April 17, 2013 by Jim Shyne
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Rio de Janeiro has come a long way in recent years but corruption, violent crime, and police brutality remain major problems as the city prepares to host the World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016.

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21st Century Statecraft and the Perils of Twitter Diplomacy

April 16, 2013 by Mark Drapeau
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The new opportunities for engagement arising from the increased use of social media comes with a different set of rules of conduct, challenges, and pitfalls.

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New Footsteps in Armenian-Turkish Relations

April 15, 2013 by Gonca Sönmez-Poole
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It is time for grassroots stakeholders, whether Turkish or Armenian, to begin investing their energy and resources in reconciliation and dialogue to make inroads into what naysayers are calling an “intractable” conflict.

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